ohio prisons \ Statistics A look at prison overcrowding in Ohio:


Number of institutions: 32

Capacity: 38,665 beds

Total inmate population: 50,814

Males: 92.4 percent

Females: 7.6 percent

White: 51 percent

Black: 48 percent

Other race: 1 percent

Average age: 35

Average daily cost per inmate: $68.13

Average yearly cost per inmate: $24,867.45

Total staff: 13,525

Source: Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction